Teresa José Abelleira Dueñas (born 9 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Real Madrid CF and the Spain women's national team.[2]
.jpg) Abelleira with Real Madrid in January 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teresa José Abelleira Dueñas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontevedra, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CD Lérez | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Deportivo La Coruña | 27 | (10) |
| 2020– | Real Madrid | 107 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Galicia | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Spain U19 | 17 | (3) |
| 2020– | Spain | 39 | (3) |
| 2022 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 1 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:32, 10 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editAbelleira began playing football as a child with her father and her brother.[3] Besides playing football, Abelleira also played futsal while growing up. She became Spanish champion at the age of 16 with the club Poio Pescamar.[4] Before joining Deportivo Abanca, she played for CD Lérez.
Deportivo (2016–2020)
editIn 2016, after the recovery of the women's club section, Abelleira joined Deportivo Abanca of the Segunda División. On 6 August 2016, alongside teammate Raquel Béjar, she became the first female professional footballer in Galicia.[5] On 4 September 2016, she made her debut in a draw against Oviedo Moderno.
After winning the Segunda División title, Deportivo Abanca were promoted to Primera División. Abelleira made her Primera División debut on 8 September 2019 in a 3–1 win against RCD Espanyol. She was named MVP of matchweek 7.[6]
International career
editAbelleira was called into the Spain U17 squad for the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship played in Belarus. Spain finished runners-up in the competition.
She also played at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she became a European champion.[7]
Personal life
editAbelleira is the daughter of football coach Milo Abelleira and her niece's godmother.[8]
Abelleira, who is currently in a relationship with her former teammate Patricia Curbelo, received homophobic abuse when she came out. The couple say that they will continue to fight against homophobia.[9][10]
Career statistics
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 April 2023 | Estadi Municipal de Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain |  China |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 26 July 2023 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |  Zambia |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 3. | 16 July 2024 | Estadio Riazor, A Coruña, Spain |  Belgium |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying |
Honours
editFootball
editDeportivo La Coruña
- Segunda División: 2018–19[11]
Spain
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2023
- UEFA Women's Nations League: 2023–24[12]
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2016
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2018[7]
Futsal
edit- Spanish Futsal Championship U16: 2016
- Galician Futsal Championship U16: 2016
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Player Lists" (PDF).
- ^ "Teresa Abelleira Dueñas" (in Spanish). RC Deportivo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Abelleira: "Es un halago que me comparen con Vero Boquete"" (in Spanish). as. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Teresa Abelleira acumula más títulos con la selección sub17" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Teresa Abelleira se pasa al profesionalismo" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "¿Quién fue la mejor jugadora de la jornada 7 de la Primera Iberdrola?" (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Resultado Alemania 0-1 España: La sub-19 femenina, campeona de Europa" (in Spanish). as. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "MADRINA & AHIJADA". www.instagram.com/. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Teresa Abelleira y Patricia Curbelo responden a los insultos homófobos en las redes sociales" (in Spanish). Antena3. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Patricia Curbelo y Teresa Abelleira, del Deportivo de A Coruña, reciben insultos homófobos" (in Spanish). blastingnews. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "El Depor Abanca se proclama campeón de liga" (in Spanish). El Ideal Gallego. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.